E-mergency? Majority of U.S. Consumers Lack Essential Vitamin E

Journal of Nutrition Cites Almonds as a Rich Source to Fill the “E Gap”

MODESTO, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 90 percent of the U.S. population does not meet the current intake recommendation for vitamin E, according to a special supplement to the September 2008 Journal of Nutrition([1]). The article recognized almonds as an excellent source of vitamin E that can fill this nutrient gap and the authors concluded that vitamin E, among other things, can help support a healthy immunity.